Saturday, December 10, 2011

read a romance for Valentines Dayread a book with a winter word in the title (ice, snow, winter, cold, etc)read a Newbery winnerread a Printz winner or honor bookread a playreread one of your favorite booksread a book by a dead authorread a book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letterread a book that fits any of the 10 or 15 pt categoriesread a book with an animal in the title

10 Point Tasks

read a collection of short storiesread a book with 4+ stars on GRread a book published the year you graduated HSlisten to an audiobookread a book by an author whose last name begins with J, F, or Mbook not originally published in Englishliterature-map.com, enter your favorite author, read a book by an author who pops upread a book with an African American main character or authorgive an author a second chance (you didn't like a book by that author earlier)read a book you saw on a blog

15 Point Tasks

read a book with one of the 7 deadly sins in the titleread a book written before 1900read a book about a disaster (natural or man-made)read a westernread a book from Oprah's book clubread a book that fits an unfinished category from a previous challengeread a science fiction bookread and discuss the Jan, Feb, or March NBC bookread a book by a celebrity or politicianread a biography of a woman for Women's History Month

In addition, there will be five 25 point tasks selected by random draw from the finishers of the Fall Book Challenge. The 25 point tasks will be announced some time around 1/1.

5pts1. Since everyone's been reading long books lately: short book (under 200 pages)2. Book you already own (as of 10/1/11), but haven't read3. Since it's getting dark earlier: book with dark cover (black, dark brown, dark blue, dark purple)4. Read a book and give it a better title a la betterbooktitles.com5. Read a book with a picture or drawing of a person on the cover

10pts1. Book that's had a movie made from it2. Biography or memoir3. Book by a new to you author4. Book with average of 4+ stars on GR5. Read a book with a food word in the title or about food

15pts1. Book by a British author2. Read and discuss the Oct, Nov, or Dec NBC book or the Halloween book3. IHO Veterans Day: Read a book set during or about a war (fiction or non)4. Partner with a nestie and suggest a book to each other. Read that book.5. Read a book published in 2011.

25ptsStill to be determined. I will update when we have the 25 point tasks!

2) FABK - I was a huge fan of the TV show the Gilmore Girls. I have found a couple of lists online of the books read by Rory on the show, or that she quoted. So all you have to do is pick one of her books. Here is the good reads link to about 100 of the 200 books she "read".

3) Zoieglow - In honor of the end of Harry Potter in July, read a Harry Potter book OR a book with a magic word in the title (for example, magic, wand, spell, witch, wizard, potion, etc). When you're done, learn a magic trick and come back and post what trick you learned and whether you amazed anyone. It can be a card trick, sleight of hand, anything.

Ziggy23213 - Ask your DH/SO to pick out a book for you that they think you would enjoy. Post about why you think they picked it for you, and whether you actually enjoyed it or not. (If you are not in a relationship currently, have a close friend or family member pick a book for you.)

5 ptread a mysteryread a book chosen based on its coverread a YA bookread a book with a cover that’s a hot color: red, orange, yellowread a book you read about in a book blog

10 ptread a book with a number in its titleread an historical fiction novelread a book from a summer reading listread a banned book (banned book week is Sept 24-Oct 1)read a book that is part of a series

15 ptread the july, aug, or sept NBC pick and participate in its discussionread a non-fiction history bookread a book by a Canadian authorread a book not originally published in Englishread a book you’ve owned/had on your TBR list for over a year

Read a book about urban farming, sustainable agriculture, or American food policy (200 pages +, not an audiobook) and grow an edible plant. Post a 100 word response to the book and a picture of your plant. Recipes and photos of what you cook with your plant are encouraged but totally optional. If you can't grow a plant, read at least 3 children's books that are set on a farm or in a garden with a child of the appropriate age and post which one was your favorite, which was the child's favorite and why.

dmlk413: Read a non-fiction book about Africa or the Middle East (history, politics, geography, etc). The book can be about a particular country or the region in general. Post your thoughts on the book and whether or not the book impacted your impressions/opinions regarding this part of the world.

pacfan20: Many NBCers have their Goodreads shelves linked in their siggy. Pick a nestie and read one of her 5-star books and one of her 1-star books (or 2-star if she doesn’t have a 1-star). Report back on which nestie you picked, what you thought of the books and how your ratings compared to the nestie you picked.

Read2me:This task is inspired by a Jeopardy category. You will have to read two books- the last word(s) of one title will be the first word(s) of the second. For example:

anelms: experience a book two ways.First read a book and then either listen to the audio book, watch the movie based on the book, read the comic book based on the book, etc.

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1. There is no need to sign up. I post check-ins on the Nest Book Club Board every Monday.2. If you miss a check-in on Monday just check in the following week with both totals.3. You may only use 1 Book for each task and that book can only be used for 1 catagory.4. Audio books count unless it is for a # of pages read task.5. Each book must be over 100 pages. Try to keep books under 200 pages to 5 point tasks.6. The first 5 finishers (more in the case of a tie of course) will be asked to pick our 25 point tasks for the next challenge.7. Rereads count unless otherwise stated.8.If you have at the most 50% of a book you started prior to the beginning of the current challenge it may be counted towards your point total (if it meets the criteria for one the tasks).9.Small adjustments can be made to the categories but try to stick as close to the task as possible...if you aren't sure feel free to ask.10.It's fine to change your mind about which books you plan to use for which task at any point.11. If you have other questions feel free to page me on the board or email me at bookchallenge09@gmail.com12. Other than these rules just have fun.